Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Atlas IIA rocket launched the U.S. Navy’s Ultra High Frequency Follow-on F9 satellite last Wednesday (10/21) into intermediate transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Fla. The...
EchoStar Signs Pact To Purchase Media4, Inks OpenTV Deal For Interactive Services EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] took two key steps last week to further its involvement in two major growth...
The tension will be high this Wednesday for Arianespace officials as they try to prove their next-generation Ariane 5 rocket is ready to become a workhorse in the France-based organization’s...
As pioneer Little low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite operator Orbcomm Global L.P. continues to develop its data messaging system, the Dulles, Va.-based company has decided to make some big changes at the...
ADC Telecommunications Inc. [ADCT] is angling to exploit new business opportunities in Europe through the formation of a U.K.-based subsidiary that will concentrate its efforts on providing microcellular systems solutions...
Weekly Update: Last week we highlighted Orion Network Systems, PanAmSat, and Comsat as stocks that might react favorably to the dramatic increase in satellite usage because of the Princess Diana...
Hughes Space and Communications International Inc. [GMH] has signed a contract to build a geostationary mobile satellite system based in the United Arab Emirates. Hughes was selected late last month...
PanAmSat Corp. [SPOT] said it recently hosted 22 regulators from developing nations around the world for a training symposium sponsored by the U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute. The symposium, which covered...
The proceedings of the fifth Satel Conseil symposium, "Where do satellites fit in the global communications picture?" held in Paris from Sept. 4-6, 1996, now are available on CD-ROM. For...